Sensitive detection of Plasmodium vivax in blood by a cell-ELISA using a monoclonal antibody

Journal of Immunoassay

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-174

  Bracho, Carmen ^a   Pérez, Hilda A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

cell ELISA; diagnosis; monoclonal antibodies; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 7C5B71; PEROXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MALARIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 0029937389     PISSN: 01971522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01971529608005786     Document Type: Article

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